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UFCW Local 555
Jobs
FTC sues to stop Kroger-Albertsons merger
In court filings the antitrust agency says letting the two giants join would harm union grocery workers in particular.
Buying Union
No more union cannabis
Budtenders at the only two unionized cannabis dispensaries in Oregon voted unanimously to leave UFCW Local 555 on Jan. 22 and 23.
Health Care
UFCW Local 555 health trust drops Kaiser, citing wait times
The decision to drop Kaiser Permanente as a health care option for members will cost Kaiser $18 million a year.
Jobs
Decision nears on Kroger-Albertsons merger
If Biden’s FTC approves it, a combination of Kroger and Albertsons would create a near-monopoly. The two of them own 40 grocery chains in all.
Collective bargaining
UFCW Local 555 ends strike at Kaiser
The union is still seeking to put pressure on the company by encouraging patients to drop Kaiser, saying their health care could be at risk.
Politics
UFCW files crop of ballot measures
The grocery union wants repeal of self-service gas, union neutrality at cannabis businesses, and legislative and hospital reforms.
Buying Union
Kaiser Permanente now on AFL-CIO “unfair” lists
With members of UFCW Local 555 on strike, the Oregon AFL-CIO and Northwest Oregon Labor Council have designated Kaiser as an unfair employer.
Politics
Holvey trounces UFCW recall effort
Local 555’s campaign to recall Eugene state representative Paul Holvey was rejected by 89.97% of voters Oct. 3.
Union democracy
UFCW Local 555 leaves the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions, again
Local 555 withdrew last month from the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions, a group that bargains for Kaiser employees in seven states.
Collective bargaining
Biggest ever Kaiser strike starts with pharmacy workers
Northwest pharmacists walked out Oct. 1, and 75,000 other Kaiser workers in five states began their own strike Oct. 4.
Politics
UFCW Local 555 takes aim at a top Oregon Democrat
Longtime labor legislator Paul Holvey faces an Oct. 3 recall election in House District 8 in Eugene.
Union Organizing
Portland’s Guardian Games goes union
The workers voted 10-0 to join United Food and Commercial Workers Local 555 in a Sept. 1 vote held in the employee break room.
Workers Rights
The software that ate my paycheck
What’s behind the incredible string of payroll ‘errors’ at Fred Meyer, Providence, and the State of Oregon?
Politics
UFCW lines up possible reform initiatives
Proposed measures could tighten ethics rules, bar secret caucus meetings, and institute public campaign finance.
Politics
Labor legislator Paul Holvey faces recall backed by UFCW Local 555
The effort comes after Holvey stymied UFCW's priority legislation, a bill to require cannabis companies to sign labor peace agreements.
Union Organizing
New Seasons unfair labor practice case goes before federal judge
The NLRB says employer misconduct may justify re-running a union election at New Seasons market in Hillsboro last September.
Workers Rights
Workers sue Fred Meyer for unpaid wages
Kroger is planning to buy competitor Albertsons for $24.6 billion. But the grocery monolith can’t seem to find the cash to pay its workers.
Union Organizing
Imperfect Foods workers join UFCW
The bargaining unit includes all delivery drivers and delivery lead workers at the Clackamas, Oregon location.
Oregon
Hospital board faces union-backed recall
The campaign submitted enough signatures to the Coos County Clerk’s office to hold a recall election for two Bay Area Health District board members.
Politics
Unions back recall of Coos Bay hospital board
Decisions to close a psychiatric ward and hire a CEO previously convicted of fraud sparked community outrage.
